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Article: The Bank Job; Helluva heist
- Article from:
- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- March 20, 2008
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Small-time British hustler Terry Leather gets a hot tip on a bank
heist, which opens up a world of scandal involving all echelons of
society, right up to the royal family. Cast: Jason Statham, Saffron
Burrows. 110 minutes. (R)
Movie Threeviews
CHRISTIAN MATSON-ALVIREZ, 25, Wauwatosa
Cheers Jason "I can't break out of my typecasting" Statham is in
his element, running around and being action-packed.
Boos Overdone plot leaves little to the imagination. Heavy
British accents and slang make it difficult to comprehend the
dialogue. It's been a few days, and I still don't know what "flog
the ruddy muttonhole" means.
Good if you like . . . Woody Allen's "Small Time Crooks" combined
with "Ocean's ...
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Article: FILM REVIEW: 'The Bank Job' robs audience of time
University Wire;
March 13, 2008 ;
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......then Roger Donaldson's "The Bank Job" is definitely not worth your...British government. However, the film moves at an incredibly slow...people involved in the plot, the film attempts to encompass a dynamic...has-beens nearly 30 minutes of film time to actually dig their way...
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